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Celebrating Lips Appreciation Day Annually on March 16

Are yours cracked and dry? Soft and pillowy? Pouty and kissable? Are they pale pink, dark red or luscious brown?Do you prefer to use them to smile, sip or savour?Of course we’re asking about your lips. Those pliable mouth rims that don’t seem to get as much respect as they should given the important role they play. Think about it, as guards of your yap, your lips shoulder a lot of responsibility protecting the part of your face that communicates, eats, drinks and – best of all -- smooches.So please look after your smackers especially on March 16 as we mark National Lips Appreciation Day. That’s right pucker power reigns supreme on this day dedicated to celebrating your chops.​

​​Suggestions for commemorating National Lips Appreciation Day include:

buy a new shade of eye-popping lip color

kiss a stranger

suck on a lollipop

whistle a happy tune

sip your favorite vino

scoff warm homemade bread drenched in butter

smile though your heart is breaking

If those don’t appeal, consider moistening your mouth. Our lips are prone to getting dry and cracked especially in winter. Did you know that you can lose up to 10 times more moisture through your lips than through any other part of your anatomy? It’s important to exfoliate your smackers and remove or eliminate all the dry and dead skin. Apply your fave lip balm and make sure it has SPF 30 to protect your mouth from sun damage or cancer.Lip gloss heightens UV rays and lips become more susceptible to burning. If you discover freckles on your lips get them checked immediately.

Lip Facts ​

​Lip Fact 1: You know that fleshy bump in the middle of your upper lip? Well, it’s called procheilon, labial tubercle or tuberculum labii superioris.Lip Fact 2: Lips and orgasm go together if you’re a woman. A Scottish psychologist found that women who have that prominent fleshy bump in the middle of their upper lip are better able to achieve orgasm.Lip Fact 3: Lips don’t sweat. You know why? Because they don’t have sweat glands. That’s also why they tend to dry out faster than other body parts. They also don’t get pimples because your lips have no oil glands either.Lip Fact 4: Along with nipples, lips have the highest density of nerve endings of any area on the body. That’s why your lips are considered an erogenous zone.Lip Fact 5: Like fingerprints and snowflakes, lips, too, are unique. You will never find two individuals with the same lip impressions.​